Anecdote

Anecdote - - Have experienced something odd or unusual? And once recounted odd or unusual events to other people. If you ever told that incident, will definitely be very easy to understand what the anecdote Text. For that, on this occasion the author tries to present explanations and examples for your Text anecdote.

A. Definition of anecdote Text

Text anecdote is one of the English text of the Narration (see article Types of Text) which recounted the bizarre incident or unusual occurrence either a fact or imagination.

B. The purpose of Communicative anecdote Text

Actually, from the definition of the Text anecdote above we can infer the communicative purpose of the text anecdote recounted the incident odd or unusual events to entertain the reader.

C. Generic Structure anecdote Text

There are 4 linguistic structure (Generic Structure) of anecdote text, namely:

1 Abstract
The structure of the first language of the Abstract Text anecdote. In the Abstract, the authors usually begin introducing odd or unusual events what would she told. There are a number of anecdote Text Abstract begins with the use of interrogative sentence, but not all of anecdote Abstract Text using interrogative sentence.

2 Orientation
The structure of the second language of the anecdote Text Orientation. As in Narrative Text, Text Orientation in anecdote also tells who, when, and where the incidence of odd or unusual events occurred.

3 Crisis
The structure of the third language of the Crisis Text anecdote. In this section recounted odd or unusual events occurred. The author tells the incident in detail.

4 Reaction / Incident
Last linguistic structure of anecdote Text is Coda. In the Coda, the author tells the story of how the subject (perpetrator) to solve the problem and end of events such odd or unusual.

D. Characteristics of linguistic anecdote Text

Each type of English text has a certain linguistic traits can be seen apart from its linguistic structure (Generic Structure). Below are some of the linguistic characteristics that are commonly found in every anecdote Text:

1 Using the past tense (past time), such as: I found it last night.
2 Using a rhetoric question (rhetorical question), such as: Do you know what?
3 Using conjunction of time (time conjunctions), such as: then, afterward, etc.
4 Using action verbs (action verbs), such as: went, wrote, etc.
5. Using imperative sentence (sentence commands), such as: listen to this.
6 Using the exclamation sentence (sentence exclamation), such as: it's awful, it's wonderful, etc.

Example anecdote text
Snake in the Bath
Abstract
How would you like to find a snake in your bath? A nasty one too!
Orientation
We had just moved into a new house, the which had been empty for so long that everything was in a terrible mess. Anna and I decided we would clean the bath first, so we set to, and turned on the tap.
Crisis
Suddenly to my horror, a snake's head Appeared in the plug-hole. Then out slithered the rest of his long thin body. He twisted and turned on the slippery bottom of the bath, spitting and Hissing at us.
Reaction / Incident
For an instant I stood there quite paralyzed. Then I yelled for my husband, luckily WHO Came running and killed the snake with the handle of a broom. Anna, WHO was only three at the time, was quite interested in the whole business. Indeed I had to pull her out of the way or she'd probably have learned over the bath to get a better look!
Coda
Ever since then I've always put the plug in firmly before running the bath water.